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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?
(a) Moral.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Logical.
(d) Reasonable.
2. What conflict is apparent in We The Living?
(a) Capitalism vs. Socialism.
(b) Collectivism vs. Government.
(c) Indiivual vs. Capitalism.
(d) Individual vs. State.
3. Rand says that no man has the right to do which of the following?
(a) Initiate force against others.
(b) Create force.
(c) Provoke force.
(d) Consider using force when provoked.
4. Rand suggests that a nation's bodyguards are which type of people?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) The military.
(c) Those who are physically strongest.
(d) Government officials.
5. What does Rand state that capitalism is incompatible with?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Collectivism.
(d) Philosophy.
6. Who does Rand describe as a soldier of liberty?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Average citizen.
(d) Politician.
7. Rand states that to oppose views, one need which of the following?
(a) Morals.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Faith.
(d) Philosophy.
8. What does Rand believe capitalism wiped out?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Morality.
9. What does Rand describe as being man's only tool of knowledge?
(a) Eagerness.
(b) Physical strength.
(c) The mind.
(d) Happiness.
10. What kind of crime was Leo arrested for?
(a) Murder.
(b) Vandalism.
(c) Sexual crime.
(d) Political crime.
11. Who delivers a speech in We The Living?
(a) Leo.
(b) Ayn.
(c) Kira.
(d) Andrei.
12. Freedom and philosophy first arose in which setting, according to Rand?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) Ancient Rome.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) Renaissance Europe.
13. Why does Kira have a love affair with somebody she does not like?
(a) To convince the man to appreciate capitalism.
(b) To increase freedom for society.
(c) To become free.
(d) To get money.
14. Who is the man that Kira wants to save?
(a) Leo.
(b) Hank.
(c) Howard.
(d) Andrei.
15. Rand suggests that a culture should be judged by which of the following?
(a) Its least intelligent people.
(b) Its number of high-profile careers.
(c) Its most intelligent people.
(d) Its dominant philosophy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the setting for We The Living?
2. The chief intellectual, according to Rand, is which type of person?
3. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?
4. Andrei viewed citizens in what way?
5. The injunction not to judge shows the climax of which of the following, according to Rand?
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